Security considerations for EEE PC

[Walter Dnes]

  Sorry for the delay replying, I'm still figuring out my new mail config

On Mon, Nov 26, 2007 at 09:05:14AM -0500, Henry de Valence wrote

>  I read somewhere that there was one or two, because ASUS was
>  apparently
> violating the GPL.
>
> link:
> http://cliffhacks.blogspot.com/2007/11/asus-eeepc-first-impressions-and-gpl.html

  Apparently an "oops" on the part of ASUS.  They've fixed things
according to
> http://arstechnica.com/journals/linux.ars/2007/11/27/asus-resolves-eee-gpl-violation-releases-asus_acpi-code-changes

> In response to criticism from Linux enthusiasts, Asus has made
> additional source code archives available for download with code for
> the asus_acpi module, BusyBox, and several other components. The code
> released by Asus brings the company into compliance with its
> obligations
> under the GPL and should satisfy most of the critics.
>
> The source code changes made by Asus are important because the
> availability of that code will simplify the process of making other
> Linux distributions perform better on the Eee PC.

  What I'm waiting for is the EEE PC 8G model due to show up today.
It'll have a gig of ram and an 8 gig SSD.

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